smhwpf: No-fly zone pros and cons

"I think the arguments above are mostly pretty solid and convincing, that a no-fly zone would have all sorts of negative consequences and would be in many ways a Bad Thing. What I do not find convincing is that these consequences would be a worse thing than for Ghaddafi to succeed in crushing the rebellion..." "So, much as I am extremely wary of anything done by western militaries, and especially American, in the end I must come down in favour of imposing a NFZ; possibly alongside other actions, such as jamming Libyan armed forces' communications, and arming the rebels. That is not to deny the potential negative consequences, or that western governments are hypocritical and self-serving in their actions and need to be watched like hawks; but the likely consequences of the alternative are too ghastly to contemplate."